Inocencio Mosquera

Inocencio Mosquera (1672-17) was a Spanish general who in 1710 occupied the Bahamas from Great Britain.

Biography
Mosquera was born to a Galician family (Mosquera originated in Galicia) in La Extremadura in Spain in 1672. In 1710 he was made the general of the Spanish army sent to occupy the Bahamas from Great Britain and he defeated Gilbert Davy's army outside of Nassau. He captured Nassau after defeating the British and occupied the trade port of Grand Bahama.